Payment
A student is not registered until all fees are paid in full or the student has paid the equivalent of a down payment on the installment plan (if available). Payment may be made in person at the Business Office or online.
Payment may be made by check, electronic check, money order, currency or credit/debit card (MasterCard, Visa, Discover and American Express). Checks and money orders, not in excess of total fees, should be made payable to Lamar State College Port Arthur. The College will not accept counter checks, post-dated checks, credit card checks or altered checks.
Lamar State College Port Arthur reserves the right to change fees in keeping with acts of the Texas Legislature and The Texas State University System Board of Regents.
Guest Payments
Individuals other than students are able to make payments on a student’s account. An online portal is available for guests to make payments on a student’s account.
Guests may access the E-Bill System to view bills and/or make payments on behalf of a student. Start by navigating to your MyLamarPA account login at http://My.LamarPA.edu/
- Enter your username & password.
- Select the “My Services” tab.
- Select “Student” link.
- Click “Student Payment Center” link. The link will transition you to the LSCPA Payment Services Center. The Payment Services Center includes Payments, E-Bills, Installment Plans, and Payment Profiles.
- Click “Authorized User”.
Payment Amounts
Payment in Full. Students who have paid all their tuition and fees for the semester will be registered for classes.
More than 50% of tuition and fees paid. Students who pay more than 50% but less than 100% of their tuition and fees for a semester will be placed on the Installment Payment Plan.
Less than 50% of tuition and fees paid. Students who pay less than 50% of their tuition and fees for a semester will be dropped from all classes.
Installment Payment Plan
By law (House Bill 1147), students can pay certain fees in installments during the Fall and Spring semesters only.
Options and applicable service charges are:
Payable upon registration: 50%
Payable by 6th class week: 25%
Payable by 11th class week: 25%
Service Charge: $20
Penalty for each delinquent payment: $15
Students have the option to pay in installments for a 12-week Summer Semester. Payment options are:
Payable upon registration: 50%
Payable by 5th class week: 25%
Payable by 9th class week: 25%
The same service charges and delinquent payment penalty will apply as in Fall and Spring semesters. For more information, call the Finance Office at 409-984-6127 or 409-984-6126. A payment schedule for the optional payment plan is available upon request.
Debt
Lamar State College Port Arthur is not responsible for debt contracted by individual students or student organizations and will not act as a collection agency for organizations, firms or individuals to whom students may owe bills.
Students and student organizations are expected to honor contractual obligations promptly, but in case of flagrant disregard of such obligations, the Business Office or the designated representative will take appropriate action. After the 12th week in the long semester and the fourth week in the summer term, failure to pay all fees by the specified date will result in suspension at the end of the current semester and may include (a) denial of readmission, b) withholding of grades and transcripts, and c) withholding of degree.
Delinquent Accounts
Delinquent accounts to the College will be sent to a collection agency and reported to credit bureaus. All costs of collections are paid by the student which is generally an additional 33.333% of the student’s obligations to the LSCPA.
Delinquent accounts sent to a collection agency will be reported to the credit bureau. Delinquent accounts must be paid to the collection agency. Payment cannot be accepted by the Lamar State College Port Arthur if the account has been forwarded to a collection agency.
A student who has a delinquent account may not receive an official academic transcript or diploma until the account is paid in full.